Police tell KETV NewsWatch 7 that a neighbor delivering Christmas cookies to a home near South 75th Avenue and Park View Boulevard noticed a male down on the floor inside the home. The neighbor then called 911 around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

When authorities arrived at the home, they found Gaylord Surratt, 52, deceased with an apparent gunshot wound to the head inside the home.

Surratt's mother, Rona Surratt, 79, was also present inside the home, sitting in the kitchen. She was found to have been inflicted with a gunshot wound, as well. A handgun was found at the scene.

The woman was taken in for questioning and admitted to CHI Health Creighton Medical Center with injuries to her head. La Vista police are investigating the incident as a suspicious death, but no conclusions have been drawn and no suspects named.